Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-29
LAW SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

The Graduating Exercises at the Gem
ter Church Yesterday Afternoon -
Hon. MIR. fuckers Address The
Prize Speaking-The Award ofPrfzes
Center church was crowded yesterday
afternoon with people who came to listen
to the exercises of the graduating class of the
Yale Law school, the members of which &C.
cupied front seats in the body of the church
during the exercises, which lasted from three
until six o'clock. President Dwight presided
and occupied the seat of honor, while at his
right sat Hon. John R. Tucker, Hon. Cassius
M. Clay, ex-President Porter, Hon. NJ. R.
Waite, Hon. William M. Evarts, Judge San
ford, Rev. G. Ray Palmer, Hon. Colin M
Ingersoll, Hon. Morris Seymour, Senator o.
Fl. Plat, and Professor Greener of Columbia
Law school, Washington, D. c., while on his
left sat Professor Francis Wayland, Profess
sor W. G. Robinson, Professor johnson T.
Plat, Professor w. K. Townsend,
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, Rev. DIR.
Munger and other members of the Yale
faculty. The exercises were opened with
prayer by President Dwight, which was fol-
lowed by the speakers for the Townsend
prize of 500, Visscher We're Barnes, De
Sweet, Dakota, being the first speaker, his
topic being 1.-THE Old Age of Gladstone"
He spoke well and his address was one of
great interest and was warmly applauded
The next speaker and also the winner of the
Townsend prize was Warner Thornton Nc
Quinn, B. A., of Baltimore, Md. His address
was on 'The Constitutional Limitation of
Land Taxes" and it was a mastery piece of
work and well delivered was the opinion
of the judges and the audience, who were
quick to select him as the winner of the
prize. His address in substance was as fol-
lows:
All powers under the constitution are delegated,
The extreme fexibility Of the English language
places the bounds of all delegated authority in
of the anomalies of colonial and confederate his
OF
from the intention of the trainers of the consttu-
of direct taxes mark the boundaries of land taxes.
He divided his topic into three heads limitations
as to place, as to value, as to purpoSe-and cited
the provisions Of the constitution
The noton is that the clause
their respective numbers does not contain a grant
the power shall be exercised Allowing this to be
the rule, we contend the rule to be limiting,
straning rule.
Apportionment shall be the rule, but the States
within the Union the extent, and by making num-
entlay declares That value, not rent production
shall form the basis of taxation This direct taxa
The cost Of collection would be far greater
would be taxation without representation
Land is the universal Ebase of every physical OBJ
ject the three distinct attributes Of which are val
ue rent and production. Land taxes may there
fore be measured by the rent production or value
the basis Of wealth. This was based upon the the
ty and fall with its decrease; that more people
create more wants and more wants create more
value.
Is the general taxing power limited as to purpese
Upon the construction of this clause there were
three different schools of thinkers Some thought
the power illimitabIe others thought it limited as
TO purpose but illimitable as to degree, while
third class contended that the clause to- nav the
debts and provide for the general welfafe an indie
pendent clause, but limited by the subsequent
enumerations. -5AS>sEfsfi Il
He concluded by saying that man could be de-
prived of his property without his say in court,
without due process of law, 1.-The general law
which hears before it condemns, which proceeds
upon inquiry and renders Judgment after trial.
Edward Isaac Sanford, of this city, then